08/10/2016
Craig Charles takes a look at the pivotal protest songs in funk and soul.
Tonight Craig takes a look at the pivotal protest songs in funk & soul. This is to tie in with the first episode of the new series of Radio 4's Soul Music, which explores Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come'. We'll be taking a look at the songs that deliver a powerful and emotional impact on the listener. Expect music from The Isley Brothers, Gil Scott-Heron, Marvin Gaye..... To link in with the Radio 4 series they've produced a beautiful animation that wraps up the history of 'A Change Is Gonna Come' and reveals why it became an anthem for the civil rights movement: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p042nm4q.
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Funk Family Tree: US3 - Bobby Womack
Duration: 18:43
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Marlena Shaw
Wade In The Water
- Soul Brother Records.
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Maceo Parker
Â鶹ԼÅÄboy
- ESC.
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The Putbacks
Spanish Harlem (feat. Nai Palm)
- Hope Street Recordings.
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Lou Ragland
Since You Said You'd Be Mine
- : Numero Group.
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St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Is It Me
- Sony Music.
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Smoove & Turrell
No Point In Trying
- Jalapeno Records.
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Jazzotron
Let's Go (feat. Sofija Knežević)
- Freshly Squeezed.
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Average White Band
When Will You Be Mine
- Sony-BMG.
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The Soul Jazz Beat
Uptight
- Sweet Records.
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Roy Ayers
Running Away
- Polydor.
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Lady Wray
Do It Again
- Big Crown Records.
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Nick Waterhouse
Katchi (feat. Leon Bridges)
- Innovative Leisure.
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Us3
Are You Nuts
- Us3.
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The Horace Silver Quintet
Cape Verdean Blues
- Blue Note Records.
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Martha Reeves & The Sweet Things
Willie D
- MCA Records.
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Bobby Womack
Across 110th Street
- United Artists.
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The Cherryboppers
Yo No Quiero Un Doctor
- Keep On Boppin Records.
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WDR Big Band & Arturo Sandoval
Manteca (CdB rmx)
- Glamjazz Records.
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Curtis Mayfield
Pusherman
- Curtom ‎.
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Eddie Henderson
Kudu
- Blue Note ‎.
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The Brecker Brothers
Some Skunk Funk
- BHM Productions.
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Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
- RCA Victor ‎.
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Nina Simone
Mississippi Goddam
- Philips.
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The Impressions
People Get Ready
- ABC-Paramount ‎.
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Les McCann and Eddie Harris
Compared To What
- Atlantic ‎.
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James Brown
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
- Starday King.
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Marvin Gaye
Abraham, Martin & John
- Tamla Motown ‎.
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Sly & the Family Stone
Dance To The Music
- Epic.
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Federation of the Disco Pimp
Finisher
- Dusty Reel Records.
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Weekend Sun
Hole In My Heart
- Hero Records.
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Bugalu Foundation
La Cadena
- Stutter & Twitch Records.
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Pama International
Feel Like Jumping
- Cherry Red Records.
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Melvin Sparks
If You Want My Love
- Rocafort Records.
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Funkadelic
Funky Dollar Bill
- Westbound Records.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up
- Island Records ‎.
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The Staple Singers
Long March To DC
- Stax ‎.
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Billie Holiday
Strange Fruit
- Atlantic.
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Gil Scottâ€Heron
B Movie
- Single.
- Arista ‎.
- 1.
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The New Mastersounds
102%
- Royal Potato Family Records.
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D/troit
The 45
- Crunchy Frog Recordings.
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Weldon Irvine
We Getting Down
- Athens Of the North.
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Oct 2016 18:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 6 Music